Article 1762

Examples of circumstances giving rise to a natural obligation ACTIVE

Examples of circumstances giving rise to a natural obligation are:

(1) When a civil obligation has been extinguished by prescription or discharged in bankruptcy.

(2) When an obligation has been incurred by a person who, although endowed with discernment, lacks legal capacity.

(3) When the universal successors are not bound by a civil obligation to execute the donations and other dispositions made by a deceased person that are null for want of form.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985

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@misc{lacivcode-art-1762,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1762},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1762},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}